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The Tampa Bay Rays will turn back the clock six decades when the St. Louis Cardinals visit Tropicana Field on Saturday, July 2 for the ninth "Turn Back the Clock" game in Rays history.
The Rays will wear the home uniforms of the 1951 Tampa Smokers of the Florida International League and the Cardinals will wear their road gray uniforms from 1953, the first jersey in … [Read more...]

Topps' year-long 60th anniversary celebration will take a new twist in August when the company releases 2011 Topps Lineage. The new product showcases some of Topps' classic designs while including the autographs and relic cards modern era collectors have come to expect.
The company released preliminary information and some sample images Tuesday.
Boxes will cost dealers … [Read more...]

Some collectors believe that the first Topps baseball cards were introduced in 1952 when the famous oversized player pictures hit the market including the Mickey Mantle rookie card. But while the '52 set was a most ambitious undertaking and for some, the set by which all other cards are judged, the 1951 Topps baseball card sets should not be ignored...and there was more than … [Read more...]